A three-month-old baby named Bryan smiles even when he is alone. Scientific research has suggested that his smile should be attributed to ________.
A)effective training by his mum
B)his motivation to learn something new
C)reinforcements from his immediate surroundings
D)his innate motor programmes from birth

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Infants are born with innate motor programmes, including the ability to smile. This is supported by research in developmental psychology and neuroscience. Effective training, motivation, and reinforcements may contribute to the development of smiling behavior over time, but are not the primary cause of an infant's first smile.

A Three-Month-Old Baby Named Bryan Smiles Even When He Is